U.S. Department of Justice: Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting
Deadline: 30 April 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding for programs to address the practice of female genital mutilation and cutting.
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This program will support projects to build or enhance a community response to address the needs of victims of female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM) and to provide targeted technical assistance to inform frontline providers on how to identify and serve victims and persons at-risk of being victimized.
Areas
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This program addresses the crime of FGM:
Under Purpose Area 1, a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider will be selected to educate law enforcement, public health professionals, educators, and other professionals on detecting at-risk girls and to support the project sites through active technical assistance and other methods to facilitate cross-site learning.
Under Purpose Area 2, project sites will develop services to deliver to victims of FGM and work to increase education, detection, and local partner engagement to address and help stop the victimization through FGM at the community level.
Goal and Objectives
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The goal of this program is to deliver programming to address and help stop the practice of FGM by:
Educating law enforcement, public health professionals, and educators on detecting at-risk girls in localities where FGM is a risk;
Responding to victims by providing appropriate services; and
Forming community networks of agencies and organizations that are positioned to identify persons at risk. For example, law enforcement agencies, schools, and community health and mental health organizations can be valuable partners in efforts to reduce and respond to victimization.
Deliverables
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Under Purpose Area 1, deliverables include—
Education and technical assistance to Purpose Area 1 sites in detection of FGM and risk for FGM.
Two in-person meetings of the Purpose Area 2 Project Site teams, one at the beginning of the 36-month project period, and one at the end for the purpose of fostering learning across sites during the planning and implementation stages of their work.
Training and technical assistance to each of the approximately eight Purpose Area 2 sites, as needed, to support their work: for example, by developing training for community partners and sustaining that engagement throughout the project period.
An outreach campaign to law enforcement, public health professionals, and educators on detecting at-risk girls in localities where FGM is a risk.
Assistance to communities seeking information about addressing FGM, for example, by distributing electronic or written resources, including to communities that are not part of the Purpose Area 2 cohort.
A final report describing how communities in the United States can address FGM, based on the work of the project sites.
Under Purpose Area 2, deliverables include—
Direct services to victims of FGM, for example, physical and mental health care, advocacy, legal intervention, and other services the project sites determine will advance the goal of addressing and helping to stop FGM in their community.
Outreach to at-risk individuals and communities about FGM to increase identification of victims and persons at risk of victimization.
A final report describing project activities, promising practices, challenges encountered, and solutions to address those challenges.
Funding Information
Estimated maximum dollar amount for each award:
Under Purpose Area 1 (TTA): $1,200,000
Under Purpose Area 2 (Project Sites): $300,000
Total amount anticipated to be awarded under solicitation:
Under Purpose Area 1 (TTA): $1,200,000
Under Purpose Area 2 (Project Sites): $2,400,000
Period of Performance duration: 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
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The following entities are eligible to apply:
Public agencies (including those of federally recognized Indian tribal governments);
Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education);
For-profit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal organizations);
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
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For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325020